Home On The Range Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Home On The Range in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: F – C7 – F – C7
How it goes
Home On The Range sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIC7V7FIC7V7
- FF · A · C
- C7C · E · G · Bb
222 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Moonlit climb
How it goes
Three notes rising to a soft, jazzy top note in three, left to ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-7 (3/4) (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 211 songs of the library.
Moonlit climbBroken chord · WaltzLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Sleepy waltz chords
How it goes
A long chord, then a double on beat 3: a lazy, rocking waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Sleepy waltz chordsSyncopated chords · WaltzRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 130 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
5
Ending: F – C7 – F
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FC7F

What chords are in Home On The Range?

The loop is F – C7 – F – C7 (I – V7 – I – V7) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.

What key is Home On The Range in?

F major, at about 130 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Home On The Range?

Moonlit climb: broken chord 1-5-7 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Home On The Range easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.